[Patentcenter] Why is MyUSPTO inviting me to use OKTA Verify for multifactor authentication

[Gerry J. Elman]

Now I am getting confused.  When I logged into MyUSPTO just now, the screen invited me to install the OKTA Verify app as a multifactor identification tool.

I had never previously heard of OKTA Verify so I investigated via the Web.  I found the following report of a recent breach of the OKTA system https://lp.cyberark.com/20231116-web-assessing-attack-on-okta-support-unit-on-demand-registration.html  Do you think our friends at the USPTO are aware of this issue?

Is this intended to be an "improvement" to the secure login function of MyUSPTO?


-Gerry
Gerry J. Elman, J.D.
Elman IP
Intellectual Property Matters
6117 St. James Place, Denton, TX 76210
610-892-9942   www.elman.com<http://www.elman.com/>




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